Matter and Form 3D Scanner User Manual Table of Contents Our Roots ............................................................................................................................................................ 2 Legal & Safety Stuff ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Laser Stuff ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Inside the Box.................................................................................................................................................... 5 Getting Started ................................................................................................................ 6 Connecting the Scanner ............................................................................................................................... 7 Using the Software .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Calibrating the Scanner ................................................................................................................................ 9 Preparing to Scan in Windows ............................................................................................................................ 12 Preparing to Scan in Mac ...................................................................................................................................... 15 Rotating, Zooming In and Panning ....................................................................................................... 17 Doing More with the Scanner ......................................................................................... 19 Saving and Exporting a Scan .................................................................................................................. 20 Cleaning a Scan ............................................................................................................................................. 22 Cleaning Scans in Windows ................................................................................................................................. 22 Cleaning Scans in Mac ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Combining Scans.......................................................................................................................................... 28 The Basics of 3D Scanning ............................................................................................. 32 How Our 3D Scanner Works .................................................................................................................... 33 The Importance of Calibration................................................................................................................. 33 What Happens During a Scan ................................................................................................................. 34 Problem Materials and Surfaces ............................................................................................................ 34 Single-Color vs. Multi-Color Scanning ................................................................................................ 35 The Importance of Lighting ...................................................................................................................... 35 3D Scanner Terms ......................................................................................................... 37 File Format Information .............................................................................................................................. 38 Point Cloud Basics ....................................................................................................................................... 39 Octree & Degree ............................................................................................................................................ 40 Advanced Scanning ........................................................................................................ 42 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 43 Mac vs. Windows .......................................................................................................................................... 43 Cam Feed Tab................................................................................................................................................. 44 Laser Line Detection Tab .......................................................................................................................... 44 Manual Control Tab ...................................................................................................................................... 45 Color Detection .............................................................................................................................................. 46 Example 1: Picking the best exposure for Color ........................................................................................ 47 Example 2: When the choice isn’t clear ......................................................................................................... 48 Laser Detection .............................................................................................................................................. 49 Example 3: Picking the Best Laser Exposure ............................................................................................. 50 Example 4: Picking the best laser exposure ................................................................................................ 51 High Contrast Scanning ............................................................................................................................. 52 How Do I Identify High Contrast Scanning? ................................................................................................. 52 Example 5: Setting High Contrast Laser Detection Exposure ............................................................ 53 The Best of Two Exposures ................................................................................................................................. 54 Scanner Tab .................................................................................................................................................... 55 Bed Resolution ............................................................................................................................................................ 55 Head Step Resolution ............................................................................................................................................. 56 If You’re on a Mac ......................................................................................................................................... 57 Laser and Color Exposures .................................................................................................................................. 57 High Contrast Scanning ......................................................................................................................................... 58 Manual Movement ..................................................................................................................................................... 58 Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................. 59 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 60 Bad Lighting .................................................................................................................................................... 61 Calibration ........................................................................................................................................................ 63 Inadequate Exposure and/or Missing Points .................................................................................... 64 Errant Points and/or Background Noise ............................................................................................. 65 Black or Missing Scans .............................................................................................................................. 66 Mesh Appears Wrinkled ............................................................................................................................. 67 Manual published August 17, 2016 1 Our Roots We are designers and programmers from Toronto who needed a high-res 3D scanner but couldn’t afford one, so we built our own. Determined to help others enhance their creative, professional and recreational lives, we launched a record- breaking Indiegogo campaign backed by designers, architects, hobbyists, gamers, teachers and creative families. At the heart of our scanner’s technology is a high-definition camera that produces accurate, detailed color scans at resolution qualities that match or top what more expensive scanners